One post is likely to focus on West Fife, with the second covering Central and East Fife, although both roles share the same responsibilities and will work collaboratively across the project. Applicants may express an interest in either area or both.

About the Project

Climate Wisdom is a dementia-friendly climate action project that supports people living with dementia, care partners and communities to feel inspired, empowered and confident to take positive, practical action on climate change. The project is led by Outside the Box and delivered in partnership with Meeting Centres Scotland, Heriot-Watt University, the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York, and community organisations across Scotland.

In Fife, the project is being delivered in partnership with STAND through its network of Dementia Friendly Meeting Centre Spaces.

What You'll Do

• Support people living with dementia and their care partners to participate in and shape the Climate Wisdom project.

• Help develop and facilitate creative activities, workshops, events and community conversations.

• Build connections between Meeting Centre Spaces and wider climate action activity across Fife.

• Encourage sharing of ideas, learning and good practice between communities.

• Support project monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues from across the Climate Wisdom partnership.

What We Offer

• Flexible and family-friendly working arrangements.

• Home-based working.

• The opportunity to shape aspects of the role around your skills, experience and interests.

• A supportive and values-led team.

• Meaningful work that makes a difference to the lives of people living with dementia and their communities.

Additional Requirements

Regular travel throughout Fife is required. Applicants must be able to travel independently, hold a full current driving licence and have access to a vehicle. The successful candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

About STAND (standinfife.org)

STAND is a Fife-based charity led by and for people affected by dementia. Through Dementia Friendly Meeting Centre Spaces, peer support, training, community projects, activism and influencing work, STAND supports people to live well with dementia and to use their skills, strengths and experiences to make a difference in their communities.

The Dixon Community South Carers Centre

Glasgow South Carers Centre are commissioned by Glasgow Carers Partnership to deliver support to unpaid Carers living within South Glasgow. The primary focus of this post will be to work with unpaid Carers delivering a range of supports so carers will have the ability to manage their caring responsibilities whilst also maintaining their own health and wellbeing.

Applicants must have an understanding of and commitment to the needs of carers, have excellent written and oral communication skills, have experience of support planning, providing an information and advice service, planning and delivery of services to support carers, have strong admin, communication and organisational skills and have a knowledge and understanding of the policy drivers for unpaid carers, especially in relation to the Carers Act.

Working alongside a team of Carers Support Workers and directly with Carers, the Adult Carers Support Workers should have a relevant qualification in health or social care and/or work experience appropriate for this post.

ACSW Adult Carers Support Worker 35 hours per week £29,035.66

Candidates will need an understanding of the issues carers face, experience of outcome focussed case management using person-centred, strength-based support planning to enable Carers to manage their caring role and maintain their own health and wellbeing.

We don't offer sponsorship to work in the UK and applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

As Day Services Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing high quality, therapeutic registered day services and commissioned and non-commissioned community supports for people with dementia, those at greater risk of dementia, and their families, and carers within the area.

You will be responsible for ensuring that services are of the highest quality, meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centred support. There is also the responsibility for ensuring that our commissioned services meet all service level agreement, contract specifications and Alzheimer Scotland’s quality guarantees.

You will have overall day-to-day responsibility for the services within the area and will be responsible for promoting the services with key local stakeholders within Health and Social Care as well as relevant other organisations. As Day Services Manager you will manage the referral and assessment process.

You will work collaboratively with the Head of Services to ensure safe practice and delivery of high-quality, person-centred therapeutic day services, ensuring practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will be responsible for evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of the services and will proactively participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorate inspections. This will include evidencing that services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees, Scotland’s Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and supports offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.

You will provide strong line management and leadership to your team, through setting clear objectives and outcomes, regular review within Support & Development processes and undertaking appraisals.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have experience of managing a team in a social care, health or other similar setting or be able to demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of the key principles and good practice of effectively managing and leading a team.

You will have knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families.

The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 7 (SVQ 3)

This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car.